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Undergraduate Biology

Degrees and Major Requirements

BA HUMAN BIOLOGY
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PSYCHOLOGY CONCENTRATION


 


At least 124 hrs. (45 Junior/Senior hrs.) must be completed for graduation. Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to each major.

 

I.  General College Requirements (min. 55 hrs.):

English (9 hrs.): ENGL 101 ____; ENGL 102 (or 105) ____;
ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211); ____
Oral Communication/Logic (3 hrs., one of following): COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310 OR Exemption/Exam ___
Western Civilization (6 hrs.): HWC 204 (or 114) ___ and
HWC 205 (or 115) ___
Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see Timetable or Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list)
Humanities (9 hrs.):
(HT) ________, (HL) ________, (HR)________
Social Science (9 hrs. including PSYC 104):
(SC)  ________ , (SI) PSYC 104 , (SF) ________
Non-Western Culture (one course): ______ (see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list)
Foreign Language (16-20 hrs. or proficiency):  ________, ________, _______, ________
(Math and Natural Science requirements are usually met by fulfilling the Human Biology requirements.)

 

II. General Science Requirements (min. 33 hrs.):

_____    ANTH 304, Physical Anthropology (3-4 hrs.)
_____  BIOL 150/151 Molecular & Cellular Biol. (4 hrs.)
_____  BIOL 152/3 Principles of Organismal Biol. (4 hrs.)
_____  MATH 115 + MATH 116 (6 hrs.) OR MATH 121
                (5 hrs.) Calculus I
_____        CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5 hrs.)
_____        CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs.)
_____  PHSX 114 College Physics I OR PHSX 211 General
                Physics I (4 hrs.)
_____  *PSYC 300 Statistics/Psychol. Res. (3 hrs.) OR BIOL
                570 Intro. Biostatistics (3 hrs.) OR
                MATH 365 Elem. Statistics (3 hrs.)
*PSYC 300 is recommended for the Psychology Concentration

 

III. Psychology Concentration (min. 30 hrs.):

_____ ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (3 hrs.): CHEM 622 Fund.
                Organic Chemistry OR
                CHEM 624 Organic Chemistry I
_____ CHEM 625 Organic Chemistry I Lab (2 hrs.)
_____ GENETICS (3 hrs.): BIOL 350 (3 hrs.) Principles of
                Genetics

_____ RESEARCH METHODS (3 hrs.): PSYC 310 Research
                Methods in Psychology
_____ SEMINAR (1 hr.) BIOL 599 Senior Seminar in Human
                Biology (must be taken in senior year)

 

Complete two of the following four categories:

Evolution, Adaptation & Health (9 hrs.)
PSYC 555 Evolutionary Psychology; PSYC 605 Health Psychology; ANTH 340 Human Variation; ANTH 341 Human Evolution; ANTH 350 Human Adaptation; ANTH 442 Anthropological Genetics; ANTH 447 Introduction to Behavioral Genetics; ANTH 450 Disease & Adaptation; ANTH 542 Biology of Human Nutrition; BIOL 412 Evolutionary Biology; BIOL 595 Human Genetics

Human Development (9 hrs.)
_____    PSYC 333 Child Development
                Six hours selected from the following courses: PSYC 430 Cognitive Development; PSYC 510 Infant Behavior & Development; PSYC/ABSC 535 Developmental Psychopathology; PSYC/ABSC 632 Advanced Child Behavior and Development; BIOL 417 Biology of Development

Human Cognition & Language (9 hrs.)
_____    PSYC 318 Cognitive Psychology
                Six hours selected from the following courses: PSYC 418 Introduction to Cognitive Science; PSYC 482 Sensation & Perception; PSYC 518 Human Memory; PSYC 531 Language Development; PSYC 536 Psychology of Language; SPLH 466 Language Science; SPLH 566 Language Development

Neuroscience (9 hrs.)
PSYC 370 Brain & Behavior; PSYC 380 Brain & Pathology; PSYC 475 Cognitive Neuroscience; ANTH 650 Biological Bases of Human Behavior; BIOL 435 Introduction to Neurobiology; BIOL 454 Brain Diseases & Neurological Disorders; SPLH 320 Neuroscience of Human Communication

 

For the Psychology Concentration, Psychology courses are recommended in fulfilling at least some of the requirements in the four categories, but students are also strongly encouraged to explore other departments participating in the Human Biology Program.